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• FAYETTEVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING
February 11, 2009
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Nickle, David Hollman, Janice Stanesic, Otto Loewer, Richard
Greene, Tim McCarley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Vaughn DeCoster
STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers
OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Jones — McClelland Engineers, Blaise Sharkey — Million Air
Fayetteville, Terry Lawson — Fayetteville Fire Department, Craig Young — tenant, Tyrone
Rogers — Fayetteville Government Channel
ITEM #1: Welcome — Chairman Bob Nickle.
A. Comments from the public on items on the agenda. None.
ITEM #2: Minutes of the January 14, 2009 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Tim McCarley and seconded by Janice
Stanesic. The motion carried.
• ITEM #3: Receiving of Reports
A. Chairman Nickle. Thanked all the Airport Staff and City Staff for getting through the ice
storm.
B. Director Boudreaux, report on airport activity. Have talked with the Forest Service and
they will be placing their plane in south Texas until mid -spring when it will be relocated to
Drake Field. The Tower was out for 2 % days, their generator blew up. Our generator worked
except the lights had to be manually switched on at night and off in the morning. King Electric
was here today and made repairs. We will list that in our storm report and get help from FEMA.
We do test our generator from time -to -time, running it about 30 minutes each time. The
Bloodmobile was scheduled here during the ice storm and thanked the one donor, Greg
Robinson, one of our employees. Fuel Sales were up 20% in January over December last year.
The Arkansas Aviation Alliance and the Aerospace Training Consortium would like to start up a
school in June, when NWACC ends their A & P classes. They are considering coming to Drake
Field. There are 1,000 people they hope to put into school this year. There will be a lot of
money in Arkansas going to grow training facilities. The FAA and AOPA Safety Seminar held
in the terminal lobby had 173 participants. SkyVenture was a sponsor. This week SkyVenture
became an international flight school, a major step to be an international training center. Letsgo
Tours and Charters has moved in the terminal and have been busy. Said he and Tim McCarley
attended Otto Loewer's speech at the Trade Center in Bentonville.
C. Financial Coordinator Nicholson, report on FBO and Budget. He gave a slide
presentation showing the FBO, fuel and operations' charts and graphs in the agenda. January
operations are better than December 2008; there is usually a spike upwards in January possibly
• due to the sports teams traveling. Fuel sales show a downward trend. The financial page in the
agenda was explained, saying that all 2009 figures are not in the City's system yet, partly due to
revenue received in January and associated Journal Entries for December accounts. There were
some large expenses in December for repairs on the Air Museum's sprinkler system. Those are
possible reasons the year end figure is not as large as expected. All figures should be in by the
• next meeting. Chairman Nickle expressed concerns the Airport is not in the black as much as
had been anticipated.
D. Senior Secretary Powers, report on T -hangar leases. We had one hangar empty and as of
today that has been filled. All units are rented.
E. Engineer Wayne Jones, report on construction projects. He reviewed the status of the
Runway Safety Area project, and highway relocation, mentioning the American Native Indians
have yet to respond. They said they didn't receive the first mailing sent in early November,
documents were sent again by email in December. It was suggested to stop waiting and go visit
them. W. Jones explained it is the responsibility of the FAA to get comments from the Native
American Indians. They have had communications with Standard Register and Keamey's, but
the owners of the closed Super Stop gas station across the highway said stay off their property.
F. Museum reports. Director Boudreaux spoke of the recent sprinkler repairs at the Air
Museum, and told of part of the sign on the south end of the museum blowing away.
G. Maintenance report. Maintenance took care of a lot of downed limbs from the ice storm,
did door inspections, worked on the runway/taxiway lights
ITEM #4: Old Business. None.
ITEM #5: New Business.
A. Discussion: Rent relief for tenants. Some tenants have asked for some relief in their rent
payments to the airport. O. Loewer said there should be a policy to deal with those request,
everyone will want to bail out. Chairman Nickle said we have been considering those requests
• on an individual basis. Said he, Ray and James will study the situation and make a report at the
next Board Meeting. We will have to ask the company for financial information to make a
decision.
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ITEM #6: Other Business.
A. Items from the Public. Terry Lawson, Fire Department, suggested having generators for
their building across the field and for the terminal. Speaking of the ice storm said without power
they were unable to keep the fire truck plugged in for an easy start, garage door very hard to
open, except manually, air tanks, and if the temperature had gone lower or stayed lower for some
time, things in the fire truck and building would have frozen, phones didn't work, and the FBO
needed phones and computers for flight awareness. Director Boudreaux said the terminal is on
the FEMA list for generators, and suggested Terry check with the Fire Chief about generators for
the fire stations that were without generators.
B. Items from the Airport Board. Director Boudreaux called attention to the articles in the
back of the agenda, regarding proposed security changes for general aviation flights, saying he
would put the info out in the tenant newsletter.
Meeting Adjourned at 2:35. p.m.
David Hollman, Secretary Date
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